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Stravaganza city of ships

Feeling inferior to her talented twin brother, teenaged Isabel is transported to a parallel world that resembles the Italian Renaissance city-state of Ravenna, where she tries to save the city from attack by the fierce Gate people.

Main Author: Hoffman, Mary, 1945-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury U.S.A. Childrens Books, c2010.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Space and time > Young adult fiction.
Renaissance > Italy > Young adult fiction.
Twins > Young adult fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Young adult fiction.
Self-confidence > Young adult fiction.
Adventure fiction > Young adult.
Summary: Feeling inferior to her talented twin brother, teenaged Isabel is transported to a parallel world that resembles the Italian Renaissance city-state of Ravenna, where she tries to save the city from attack by the fierce Gate people.
Item Description: Sequel to: Stravaganza, city of secrets.
Physical Description: 356 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9781599904917 (hardcover)
1599904918 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Children's author and reviewer Mary Hoffman was born in 1945. She attended Newnham College to study English literature and University College London to study linguistics. She started writing in 1970 and has written about eighty children's books including the picture book Amazing Grace, the Stravaganza series, and the anti-war anthology Lines in the Sand. She is also the editor of the children's book review magazine Armadillo, which comes out four times a year.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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